First in-person meeting since U.S. midterm elections
Discussed high-level exchanges and North Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris, France, on November 10 (local time) to discuss South Korea-U.S. relations and North Korea.

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According to the Foreign Ministry, the two ministers exchanged views on high-level exchanges between South Korea and the United States and agreed to work closely together to advance agreements reached between their leaders.


This was their first in-person meeting since the U.S. midterm elections on November 4. The two also had a brief informal conversation at the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on October 30.



The readout of their conversation released by the Foreign Ministry did not include details of any specific discussions on pending issues, such as nuclear fuel enrichment and reprocessing, securing fuel for nuclear-powered submarines, or South Korea's contribution to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.


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